Since the implementation of the Patriot Act and its sister legislations around 2006, opening a US share account via overseas is not an available option. You have to go there and open personally, and even then you can't do it with a visitor pass. Get a "relative" to help you la

Alternatively, you can use one of the local investment banks as a intermediary. Keep in mind that if you do this, forget about day trading, as each order costs upwards of RM 200 in fees. I'm personally planning to buy AAPL for long haul via this method soon.

Really? Can you ask him how he did it? I tried a few months ago, couldn't find any loophole. How did he get past the Social Security requirement? Hope this doesn't sound like a disagreement, I would very much like to know as well